Police and fire blotter

Posted: Sunday, January 02, 2000

By THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Juneau police, fire officials and state troopers reported:

Driving while intoxicated:

Jennie Gauden, 55, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after her car was reported weaving in its lane about 10 a.m. Thursday. She was located at a North Douglas Highway residence. She was additionally charged with driving with a blood-alcohol level over 0.10 percent, and lodged at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center.

Anthony Martin Brakes, 27, was arrested for driving while intoxicated about 2:30 a.m. Friday after losing control of his vehicle on Egan Drive and winding up in the ditch. He was additionally charged with driving with a blood-alcohol content over 0.10 percent and lodged at state prison.

With the help of two vehicles and several officers, police arrested Elias Barger, 19, for driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content over 0.10 percent and driving with a revoked operator's license at 1 a.m. Saturday. A man, 20, was cited for minor consuming. Both incidents occurred at James Place Apartments.

Shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, police received a report from Nancy Street and Tongass Boulevard of a vehicle in a ditch. It was alleged the vehicle also ran into a house. After a foot pursuit, police arrested Charles Reid, 23, for driving while intoxicated and for driving with a blood-alcohol content over 0.10 percent.

After receiving a report of a slow-moving, weaving vehicle shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday on Egan Drive near Twin Lakes, police arrested Rigoberto Castaneda, 26, for driving while intoxicated. He was additionally charged with driving with a blood-alcohol content over 0.10 percent, and two counts of reckless endangerment. He was lodged at state prison.

About 5:30 a.m. Saturday, police were flagged down and told of a possible drunken driver. They arrested Anvalara Pearce, 20, on Cinema Drive for driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content over 0.10 percent and minor consuming.

Assaults:

A man, 44, was arrested for domestic violence assault about 11 a.m. Thursday at a downtown hotel. He was lodged at state prison.

About 3 a.m. Friday, a man, 30, was arrested on South Franklin Street for assaulting a man, 36, who attempted to break up a fight. He was lodged at state prison.

About 3:30 a.m. Friday, a woman, 27, alleged she had been assaulted by another woman, 25, on South Franklin Street. The suspect was named. Investigation continues.

Police arrested a woman, 32, about 1:30 p.m. Friday on Julep Street for domestic violence assault. She was lodged at state prison.

Drugs:

A man, 47, was arrested about 11:30 p.m. Friday at Front and Shattuck Streets for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. He was lodged at state prison.

Vehicle accidents:

Police responded to a two-vehicle accident shortly before 11 a.m. Friday on Fritz Cove Road. A vehicle operated by a woman, 31, struck a vehicle operated by a woman, 29. The 29-year-old and her three passengers (32 years, 4 years, and 9 months) were taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital. The 31-year-old was cited for careless driving. Both vehicles were privately towed.

Shortly before 11 a.m. Friday, a man, 20, struck a pole with his truck near Twin Lakes. He was cited for careless driving. Damage to his truck was estimated at $2,500.

Shortly after noon Friday, a woman, 51, drove her 1998 Ford Carryall into a light pole in the 9400 block of Glacier Highway. The vehicle suffered $4,500 damage. There were no injuries.

Other:

Shortly before 1 a.m. Friday, police cited a man, 23, in a parking lot on Mendenhall Mall Road, for driving without a valid operator's license. He was released at the scene.

A man, 23, was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Friday at Tabby's for disorderly conduct after he created a disturbance. He was transported to state prison.

A man, 20, was arrested about 8 a.m. Friday in the Mendenhall Valley for interfering with the report of a domestic violence crime. He was lodged at state prison.